NORMAN, Okla. — Earthquakes in Oklahoma have increased 35-fold since oil and gas drillers have been injecting waste fluids into the ground, 67 plaintiffs claim in a lawsuit for punitive damages from 24 oil companies, in Cleveland County Court.
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